Something New @ Nuyorican Poet's Cafe

Songwriter Slam
NEW MONTHLY PROGRAMMING at the Nuyorican! The Nuyorican Poets Cafe presents The Songwriter Slam Every fourth Tuesday of the month, beginning Tuesday, February 22, 2011 and continuing March 22, April 26 etc...

Feb 22, 2011 host: Nisha Asnani feature: Mighty Kate 8.30pm Sign up at door 9.00pm Doors open $7 1. Original pieces are encouraged; reinvented covers are allowed. 2. 1 song or 4 minutes per artist on stage. 3. Artists may use the Cafe's upright piano, or may bring their own handheld instruments (including acoustic/electric guitars, bass, handheld percussion or vocal pedals. Please note that we do not have amplifiers; instruments can be plugged into our DI boxes. 4. A cappella is allowed, but no recorded tracks are allowed. 5. Maximum three people and three instruments per performance. 6. We cannot supply wireless microphones or storage, and there will be no time for sound checks (though artists can warm up quietly backstage).

7. Sign ups are first-come, first-served. Slam Structure: 8.30 pm: doors open for artists--> sign up! 9.00 pm: doors open for everybody 9.10 pm: feature artist performance 9.20 pm: First Round (12 people) 10.20 pm: Second Round (4 people) 11.00 pm: Announcement of Winner Winner will be awarded $20 cash prize, and will be invited to be the feature artist at the following slam

Nuyorican Pet's Cafe
236 East 3rd St (bet. A & B)
New York, NY